After the storm: Anti-Obama attack ad finds new life (updated)

A friend of ours in northern Virginia received this flier delivered to her apartment’s front door this morning:

The perfect storm-related ad? (Twitter image)

The ad, attacking President Obama, declared, “WE’VE SEEN STORMS IN VIRGINIA, BUT NONE LIKE THIS…”

Below an image of ominous storm clouds is the stern visage of President Obama staring out into space. Next to it is this text:

Barack Obama’s policies have added $4 billion in debt each day he’s been in office.

America CAN’T AFFORD this debt.

Our friend says the flier says it was produced by Americans for Tax Reform. That’s the anti-tax group run by Grover Norquist, a leading conservative movement leader and prominent Obama critic.

Virginia is a key swing state. President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are locked in a dead heat in the Old Dominion, according to the most recent polls.

More than 100,000 Virginia customers remain without electricity a day after being socked by the largest storm ever to hit the Mid-Atlantic states. Virginia’s Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has suspended partisan activities to manage the state’s emergency response to Hurricane Sandy.

UPDATE: We received this response from John Kartch, spokesman for Americans for Tax Reform:

“I think someone is trying to mislead you. We’re circulating no such flyer. ATR sent out a mail piece opposing President Obama’s policies using a storm analogy way back in September. Sounds like someone is being dishonest.”